Very Good John. Now you just need to build a radius jig. You seem to have the engineering skill so I'm sure you'll find a way. Cheers, Russ ✌️??

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Bearings to keep the fret saw straight. < span style="color: #666;"> Attachment :  59AC8376-906E-49AB-B32D-673787FD9D82.jpeg

This is by no means the best jig in the world and I still have to add a couple of other bits but it works. I used some MDF, plywood, bolts, nuts, bearings, washers, screws and one small nail. I arrang...

I was feeling quite chuffed with myself at this point. Yes - For me that is often the point at which things go pear shaped - I've learned to recognise this as a red flag (usually 10 secs too late)......

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A little homage to today's live session. ???✌️ < span style="color: #666;"> Attachment :  download.jpeg

I should also mention that I took the opportunity to install a new truss rod when I put the fingerboard on. I figured it would be worthwhile as I wasn't sure of the quality of the cheapo Chinese one. ...

It doesn’t look bad. < span style="color: #666;"> Attachment :  A998F512-E4D2-45AD-88DF-CBCE9B1A2511.jpeg

Better get a move on Darren!

@tv1010101 FYI: Major updates imminent on the site - should fix these issues

Thanks a million for making the effort to do all the prep and make this livestream. So many of my questions were answered along the way and some superb tips and techniques that I've not seen anywhere ...

Good morning, Is anyone else having problems with 'Attach Files' process? When I click on it now I just get a long string of images dropping off down the screen rather the list of images that used to ...

I have ended up shaping the first bridge by hand (small plane and then curved scraper) and, having studied the shape the cnc machining may be more complex than I at first imaged given that it seems to...

The first stage of machining has been completed and the two halves glued together. It takes about 15 minutes to machine each half and the finished pieces have 15mm extensions on either end which provi...

Hi TV, Thanks for the appreciation and I can confirm that they sure as hell have a lot more bits!!! Just to show that I can still make dust by hand without the aid of anything CNC I decided to carve ...

The Headstock looks good to me but I imagine it was a nightmare to cut out and sand it. Cheers, Russ

Hi there. I'm Paul, or APPO. I quit my job last year and decided to be a luthier. ( I know.. crazy) it was partly for health reasons but mostly because I want to be happy most of the time! I'm 46, I t...

My name is phil, but have been called mezy since I can remember Just joined, looking for fun nothing serious,,, oops! wrong forum,, Have been interested in guitars since I was a youngster, have been r...

Then comes the paint, had some Ferrari burgundy pearl metallic lying around so that was sprayed on and lacquered < span style="color: #666;"> Attachment :  20200505_133143.jpg